ebookland Chapter 223: The Bad Guy
Chapter 223: The Bad Guy
On New Year's Eve, Wu Meifeng arrived at Zhong's mother's house just after noon, which was unprecedented for her. She had not been so active in going home to celebrate the New Year in many years.
"When the Chinese New Year comes, the elderly are thinking about their children returning home early. Although we live far away, we can't let them down."
When Wu Meifeng said this, Zhong Yunxing was completely stunned. He stared at Darong stupidly with his big eyes, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
When Darong felt Zhong Yunxing's gaze, she blinked at him twice without making any expression, and then calmly continued to pack the drinks she would bring in the evening.
"She was just setting up a persona for her daughter-in-law, and you took it seriously."
After Zhong Yunxing carried the things and followed her to the storage room, Darong whispered to Zhong Yunxing.
After hearing this, Zhong Yunxing just snorted with disdain.
Wu Meifeng, who was so cruel to Mother Zhong back then, has finally become a mother-in-law. Life is cyclical and no one can escape from the consequences.
When they went to the restaurant in the evening, Mother Zhong sat in her eldest grandson's beloved car for the first time. Wu Meifeng had a kind and humble face, as if she had been a dutiful and stable young wife for so many years.
"How is it? You made a mistake this time. I thought she would make trouble, but I didn't expect her to behave so well today." Zhong Yunxing joked to Darong happily while driving.
"Indeed, from what we can see so far, today's acting was superb." Darong sat in Zhong Yunxing's car and shook her head with disdain and snorted.
Because the holiday on the 6th was cancelled, Zhong Yunxing originally planned to start the dinner at 5 o'clock in the evening, but because of Wu Meifeng's attentiveness, the group arrived at the restaurant before :.
Zhong Yunhong and Zhong Yunsheng and their wife both arrived at the hotel before 6 o'clock, but Xiangrui and his girlfriend were late.
"Xiaoya's workplace is too far away. I'll give her another call to ask." Wenying looked at the time and saw that it was almost 6:, so she quickly picked up the phone to ask where Xiangrui was.
"Don't rush the children. It's not safe for Xiangrui to drive, and there's no need to rush." Darong quickly comforted Wenying.
"Oh, I'm having hypoglycemia. Feng Fei, please get me some candy from my bag."
Before Darong finished her words, Wu Meifeng's sickly moans were heard.
Feng Fei is Wu Meifeng's daughter-in-law. Although they don't meet very often, every time they meet her, she is calm and has a gentle smile. Darong has always had a good impression of her.
Although Xiangrui and his girlfriend Xiaoya are younger generations, Xiaoya is, after all, a granddaughter-in-law who has not yet married into the family. Without her, Mother Zhong has been reluctant to pick up her chopsticks, and the family could only sit at the table and chat about meaningless topics.
After Wenying heard what Wu Meifeng said, her face turned noticeably cold. Zhong Yunsheng picked up the tea, but didn't look up or say anything. He just drank the tea quietly.
Wenying had just dialed Xiangrui's number when her phone rang at the door.
"We're here, Mom. We're here." Jixiang didn't answer the phone. Instead, he pushed open the door of the private room and greeted all the elders in the room.
Following Xiangrui's introduction, Xiaoya greeted the elders one by one. Although she had seen photos of them before, it was the first time that Wu Meifeng saw Xiaoya in person.
Although her appearance is not particularly stunning, she is tall and slender, and is not inferior to Feng Fei from Wu Meifeng's family.
"Good that you're here, good that you're here, let's do it quickly." After Xiangrui and Xiaoya came in, Mother Zhong finally felt relieved. She was indeed afraid that Wu Meifeng would act out again during the New Year.
Although the New Year’s Eve dinner may be tasteless, the Chinese people have to uphold and maintain this belief deep in their souls.
No matter what, as long as my parents are still alive, it seems that I must go home to visit them during the holidays.
It seems that as long as this is done, even if children are cared for and filial to their parents, their hearts can get some comfort and warmth.
The meal was almost over, and Wu Meifeng seemed to finally have some free time: "It has become a tradition in our family that the brothers' wives are older than the sisters-in-law."
Although Wu Meifeng compared herself with Darong, although she is one year older than Darong, she is one year younger than Zhong Yunhong. There is no obvious age difference between the couple.
Xiangrui’s girlfriend Xiaoya is actually 4 years older than Xiangrui. Because of the age gap, Wenying and Zhong Yunsheng did not approve of their relationship.
But Xiangrui was very determined to be with Xiaoya, and Xiaoya's working conditions were indeed very good, so the two finally got together.
This was the thing Wenying was most reluctant to mention, but Wu Meifeng kept talking about it, picking out things that Wenying didn't want to hear.
After hearing what Wu Meifeng said, Xiaoya just smiled shyly. For this generation of young people, an sister-brother relationship is not an unacceptable relationship, so Xiaoya didn't mind.
However, Wenying and Darong immediately heard the malice in Wu Meifeng's words. They had been sisters-in-law for decades and knew each other too well.
Darong tactically picked up the glass and took a sip of wine. She neither looked at Wu Meifeng nor glanced at Wenying. At her age, she didn't want to get involved in things that had nothing to do with her.
"There's still no good news about Feng Fei? It's been more than half a year, right? Second sister-in-law, you are really something. Where is the enthusiasm you showed for Ruyi in the past? You don't care about your own daughter-in-law at all."
Darong doesn't want to get involved, but Wenying seems unwilling to let go of her ally and directly brings up Wu Meifeng's "concern" for Ruyi.
"Hey, young people all have their own ideas. Don't put pressure on them."
Wu Meifeng never learns her lesson. She is not only incompetent but also rude. When Wenying asked such a simple question, it took her several seconds to react before she could continue the conversation.
"You definitely can't put pressure on me, but you have to care about what you need. Ruyi didn't tell me at the beginning because she was afraid that I would worry. It was all my mother-in-law who took care of Ruyi. As a mother, I feel ashamed of myself."
Darong's memory was awakened by Wenying, and she remembered that she had deliberately implied Xiaodu in front of her, so she slowly followed up the conversation.
"That's right. My eldest sister's mother-in-law is indeed an educated youth and a cultural person. She is really good." Wenying felt confident of victory when she saw Darong taking over.
"Well, when Ruyi was undergoing surgery, it was her mother-in-law who paid for it. At first, when I didn't know about it, it was her mother-in-law who took care of Ruyi after the surgery. Later, her father-in-law's health deteriorated and she had no other choice, so she took me in."
Darong calmly recounted the story of Ruyi's family. She did not say a word to provoke others, but Wu Meifeng's face turned pale and red, which was very interesting.